Little Willy | Page 98 | Sketch (Patreon)

One half of a big half asleep moment of realization about why Willy is the way he is, and what that means for Cody. This is a delicate couple of pages, so I expect the monologue is going to change a bit

Obviously, if someone has had trauma in the past, that can make them act like a dick in the present; I'm pretty sure we're all on board for that idea, and Cody has said as much. Based on what Willy has said and what we can see, it should be clear he's experienced some sort of life trauma 

The second obvious question that follows that is: if someone you like is traumatized, are you willing to deal with the reactive part of trauma? We like the idea that everyone is responsible for their reactions, but instead of a binary switch, it might be more like a slider scale of responsibility. Trauma makes people reactive and pathological, and treating them as fully in control of their responses isn't right. Morality only applies when people are making a choice, after all

The third, less obvious question: morally correct or not, how much of another person's personal trauma are you willing to absorb?